People will sometimes comment that they are surprised I can work with such small pieces. Actually, the challenge this week was working with such LARGE pieces. It has been a long time. When working across long seams and big pieces things like direction of grain and pinning become much more important.

Also, my thanks to Melissa for a great tip this week. Check out her post and see how she pins pieces to help her flying geese be more precise. It really makes a difference.

I am happy with the results so far and can hardly wait until Wednesday and the next challenge.

Like this:

One of my goals for the year was to participate in a quilt-along. There have been several, but none really caught my eye. Until this one: Seeing Stars.

YAY! The year was going fast and I was starting to get worried. Instead, I happily reviewed my “someday” fabric and found just the thing. Particularly when combined with scraps and fabric from the color bins.

Now, just waiting until the first block is released next Monday. You have time…want to join us?